A 33-year-old woman with right-sided facial hemiatrophy associated with the acrosclerotic type of systemic scleroderma is described. Symptoms of systemic scleroderma were observed more markedly in… (More)

A benzothiazepine derivative, CRD-401, was administered orally in a dosage of 60 to 120 mg/day to 14 patients with various renal diseases. The systolic pressure was lowered slightly in some cases… (More)

The Si-Si bond cleavage reaction of decaisopropylbicyclo[2.2.0]hexasilane with PdCl2(PhCN)2 gave cis- and trans-1,4-dichlorocyclohexasilanes. X-ray crystallography of these products show sterically… (More)

We describe a patient whose complaints were related to pericardial effusion due to prostatic carcinoma. An 80-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of chest discomfort and dyspnea. The… (More)

For the purpose of studying the metabolism of adrenocortical steroids in primary aldosteronism, diurnal variation and the effect of dexamethasone were examined in four patients. The circadian rhythm… (More)